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Sycle and HealthiPlan Announce New, Low Financing Rate with 2.99% Merchant Fee
May 30, 2017
San Francisco, CA May 30, 2017 - Sycle, the number one practice management software in audiology, along with their financing partner HealthiPlan, announced a permanent merchant fee reduction to 2.99%... Read More
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NIH Researchers Show Protein in Inner Ear Is Key to How Cells that Help with Hearing and Balance Are Positioned
May 30, 2017
Using animal models, scientists have demonstrated that a protein called Emx2 is critical to how specialized cells that are important for maintaining hearing and balance are positioned in the inner ear... Read More
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Seton Hill, Salus University Osborne College of Audiology Sign First-Ever Audiology Degree Articulation Agreement
May 29, 2017
Historic Signing Brings Doctor of Audiology Degree to Southwestern Pennsylvania.Greensburg, Pa. – Salus University Osborne College of Audiology (OCA) in Elkins Park, Pa. and Seton Hill Universit... Read More
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Cochlear Acquires Exclusive License to Artificial Intelligence Assistant to Support Better, Outcomes-Based Cochlear Implant
May 28, 2017
Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the world leader in implantable hearing solutions, has entered into an exclusive licensing and development agreement with Otoconsult NV for its artificial intelligence fit... Read More
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MED-EL NEWS: Latest EXPLOREMAGAZINE Focuses on Ever-Present Phenomenon of Time and How it is Constantly Slipping Through Our Fingers
May 27, 2017
MED-EL has launched the latest issue of its flagship EXPLOREMAGAZINE, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of hearing loss through inspiring and extraordinary stories. In this edition, c... Read More
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Oticon Earns Top Ratings in Hearing Tracker/UBS Survey of Hearing Care Professionals
May 26, 2017
SOMERSET, NJ May 24 – Oticon was rated best in value, quality, patient satisfaction and more in a survey of more than 500 hearing care professionals. Hearing Tracker announced the latest in a... Read More
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Novel Gene Therapy Experiment Offers Hope for People with Certain Hearing Loss and Dizziness Disorder
May 26, 2017
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - In a first-of-its-kind study published in the March 1, 2017 edition of Molecular Therapy, researchers from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders... Read More
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Roots of Related Genetic Diseases Found in Cell Powerhouses
May 25, 2017
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER / NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered the mechanisms behind a genetic change known to cause a set of related di... Read More
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When Writing Interferes with Hearing
May 24, 2017
For deaf people, the reorganization of brain circuits impacts on the success of cochlear implants.UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE - A cochlear implant is an electronic device capable of restoring h... Read More
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From Millennials to Baby Boomers, U.S. Adults Say Public Places Are Too Noisy
May 24, 2017
Across Generations, Noisy Public Places Have People Fearing Hearing Loss More, Enjoying Leisure Activities Less.(Rockville, MD - May 3, 2017) - A new national survey [PDF] of U.S. adults released tod... Read More
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Young Artists, Writers Win RIT/NTID's Digital Arts, Writing Competitions
May 23, 2017
Deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students nationwide submitted entries.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has announced the winners of the annual D... Read More
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More Extremely Preterm Babies Survive, Live Without Neurological Impairment
May 22, 2017
Overall survival and development of infants born at 23, 24 weeks improving, study finds.DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - DURHAM, N.C. -- Babies born at just 22 to 24 weeks of pregnancy continue to hav... Read More
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Consumer Educational Event on Cochlear Implants: The Science of Restoring Sound
May 22, 2017
WHAT: The American Cochlear Implant Alliance, Stanford University School of Medicine, and University of California San Francisco have partnered together to offer a workshop on the science behind cochl... Read More
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RIT/NTID Exhibit Sheds Light on Deaf Pioneers through Interactive App
May 21, 2017
A draw for young people or anyone interested in American Sign Language and history, “Deaf Pioneers Adventure App Development” is sure to captivate guests at Imagine RIT: Innovation and Cre... Read More
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CHF 2.58 Million for People in Need with Hearing Loss
May 20, 2017
Staefa, Switzerland, May 17, 2017 - In the 2016/17 fiscal year, the Hear the World Foundation provided CHF 2.58 million to support 23 aid projects around the world, helping people in need with hearing... Read More
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Step Up for People with Hearing Loss with the HLAA Walk4Hearing
May 19, 2017
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is thrilled to announce its 20 Walk4Hearing events across the nation this year, including two new locations in Buffalo, N... Read More
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Telemedicine Saves Patients Time, Money
May 17, 2017
Study also reveals significant environmental benefits. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) --- UC Davis patients avoided millions of miles of driving — and their associated financial and environmental costs &m... Read More
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Sonova Reports Substantial Acceleration And Strong Fiscal Year
May 17, 2017
Stäfa (Switzerland), May 16, 2017 – Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing solutions, announces today that the Group continued to build on its solid performance hi... Read More
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Research Survey! Calling All US-Based Audiologists
May 17, 2017
La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia is seeking US-based audiologists to participate in a short research survey. Read More
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GN Hearing Announces Launch of ReSound LiNX 3D™ with Teleaudiology Solution
May 16, 2017
GN Pioneers a New Hearing Care Experience.COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The innovative ReSound LiNX 3D™ hearing aids are now available in the U.S. market, taking Smart Hearing to unmatch... Read More
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